> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://mariadb.com/docs/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://mariadb.com/docs/release-notes/community-server/old-releases/10.2/10.2.38.md). # MariaDB 10.2.38 Release Notes The most recent release of [MariaDB 10.2](/docs/release-notes/community-server/old-releases/10.2/what-is-mariadb-102.md) is:[**MariaDB 10.2.44**](/docs/release-notes/community-server/old-releases/10.2/10.2.44.md) Stable (GA) [Download Now](https://downloads.mariadb.org/mariadb/10.2.44/) [Download 10.2.38](https://downloads.mariadb.org/mariadb/10.2.38/) | [Release Notes](/docs/release-notes/community-server/old-releases/10.2/10.2.38.md) | [Changelog](/docs/release-notes/community-server/changelogs/changelogs-mariadb-102-series/mariadb-10238-changelog.md) | [Overview of 10.2](/docs/release-notes/community-server/old-releases/10.2/what-is-mariadb-102.md) **Release date:** 7 May 2021 [MariaDB 10.2](/docs/release-notes/community-server/old-releases/10.2/what-is-mariadb-102.md) is a previous stable series of MariaDB. It is an evolution\ of [MariaDB 10.1](/docs/release-notes/community-server/old-releases/10.1/changes-improvements-in-mariadb-10-1.md) with several entirely new features not found anywhere else\ and with backported and reimplemented features from MySQL 5.6 and 5.7. [MariaDB 10.2.38](/docs/release-notes/community-server/old-releases/10.2/10.2.38.md) is a [***Stable (GA)***](/docs/release-notes/community-server/about/release-criteria.md) release. **For an overview of** [**MariaDB 10.2**](/docs/release-notes/community-server/old-releases/10.2/what-is-mariadb-102.md) **see the**[**What is MariaDB 10.2?**](/docs/release-notes/community-server/old-releases/10.2/what-is-mariadb-102.md) **page.** Thanks, and enjoy MariaDB! ## Notable Changes * [ST\_DISTANCE\_SPHERE](/docs/server/reference/sql-statements/geometry-constructors/geometry-relations/st_distance_sphere.md) for calculating the spherical distance between two geometries (point or multipoint) on a sphere ([MDEV-13467](https://jira.mariadb.org/browse/MDEV-13467)) * Crash with invalid multi-table update of view in 2nd execution of SP ([MDEV-24823](https://jira.mariadb.org/browse/MDEV-24823)) * Incorrect name resolution for subqueries in ON expressions ([MDEV-25362](https://jira.mariadb.org/browse/MDEV-25362)) * Complex query in Store procedure corrupts results ([MDEV-25182](https://jira.mariadb.org/browse/MDEV-25182)) ### mariadb-backup * RENAME TABLE causes "Ignoring data file" messages ([MDEV-25568](https://jira.mariadb.org/browse/MDEV-25568)) ### InnoDB * MVCC read from index on CHAR or VARCHAR wrongly omits rows ([MDEV-25459](https://jira.mariadb.org/browse/MDEV-25459)) * Race conditions in persistent statistics ([MDEV-10682](https://jira.mariadb.org/browse/MDEV-10682), [MDEV-18802](https://jira.mariadb.org/browse/MDEV-18802), [MDEV-25051](https://jira.mariadb.org/browse/MDEV-25051)) ### Galera * [Galera](https://github.com/mariadb-corporation/docs-release-notes/blob/test/kb/en/galera-cluster/README.md) updated to 25.3.33 * SET PASSWORD command fail with wsrep api ([MDEV-25258](https://jira.mariadb.org/browse/MDEV-25258)) * Long BF log wait turns on InnoDB Monitor output without telling, never turns it off ([MDEV-25319](https://jira.mariadb.org/browse/MDEV-25319)) ### Replication * Replication Heartbeat event was uncapable to cary 4GB+ offsets ([MDEV-16146](https://jira.mariadb.org/browse/MDEV-16146)) * FLUSH LOGS race against Binlog checkpoint event creation ([MDEV-24526](https://jira.mariadb.org/browse/MDEV-24526)) ### Audit Plugin * The `QUERY_DDL` [server\_audit\_events](/docs/server/reference/plugins/mariadb-audit-plugin/mariadb-audit-plugin-options-and-system-variables.md#server_audit_events) setting now logs `CREATE/DROP [PROCEDURE / FUNCTION / USER]` statements. See [MariaDB Audit Plugin - Log Settings](/docs/server/reference/plugins/mariadb-audit-plugin/mariadb-audit-plugin-log-settings.md). ([MDEV-23457](https://jira.mariadb.org/browse/MDEV-23457)) ### Packaging & Misc * As per the [MariaDB Deprecation Policy](/docs/release-notes/community-server/about/platform-deprecation-policy.md), this will be the last release of [MariaDB 10.2](/docs/release-notes/community-server/old-releases/10.2/what-is-mariadb-102.md) for Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial ### Security * Fixes for the following [security vulnerabilities](/docs/server/security/cve.md): * [CVE-2021-2180](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-2180) * [CVE-2021-2166](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-2166) * [CVE-2021-2154](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-2154) * [CVE-2022-21451](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-21451) Upgrading from 10.2 versions earlier than 10.2.17 is **highly recommended**\ for all [**Galera**](https://github.com/mariadb-corporation/docs-release-notes/blob/test/kb/en/galera/README.md) users due to bug [MDEV-12837](https://jira.mariadb.org/browse/MDEV-12837) which caused serious stability\ issues with earlier versions. See the bug issue page for more information.\ When upgrading from [MariaDB 10.2.16](/docs/release-notes/community-server/old-releases/10.2/10.2.16.md) or earlier to [MariaDB 10.2.17](/docs/release-notes/community-server/old-releases/10.2/10.2.17.md) or higher,\ running [mysql\_upgrade](/docs/server/clients-and-utilities/legacy-clients-and-utilities/mysql_upgrade.md) is **required** due to changes introduced in [MDEV-14637](https://jira.mariadb.org/browse/MDEV-14637).\ MongoDB protocol support files for the [CONNECT](/docs/server/server-usage/storage-engines/connect.md) engine are missing in this release.\ If you want to use [CONNECT](/docs/server/server-usage/storage-engines/connect.md) engine with MongoDB, you need to download [Mongo2.jar](https://github.com/MariaDB/server/raw/mariadb-10.2.38/storage/connect/mysql-test/connect/std_data/Mongo2.jar) or [Mongo3.jar](https://github.com/MariaDB/server/raw/mariadb-10.2.38/storage/connect/mysql-test/connect/std_data/Mongo3.jar) and put a path to this file into the `connect_class_path` in the `my.cnf`. ## Changelog For a complete list of changes made in [MariaDB 10.2.38](/docs/release-notes/community-server/old-releases/10.2/10.2.38.md) with links to detailed\ information on each push, see the [changelog](/docs/release-notes/community-server/changelogs/changelogs-mariadb-102-series/mariadb-10238-changelog.md). ## Contributors For a full list of contributors to [MariaDB 10.2.38](/docs/release-notes/community-server/old-releases/10.2/10.2.38.md), see the [MariaDB Foundation release announcement](https://mariadb.org/mariadb-10-5-10-10-4-19-10-3-29-and-10-2-38-now-available/). {% hint style="info" %} Be notified of new MariaDB Server releases automatically by [subscribing](https://lists.mariadb.org/postorius/lists/announce.lists.mariadb.org/) to the MariaDB Foundation community announce 'at' lists.mariadb.org announcement list (this is a low traffic, announce-only list). MariaDB plc customers will be notified for all new releases, security issues and critical bug fixes for all MariaDB plc products thanks to the Notification Services. MariaDB may already be included in your favorite OS distribution. More information can be found on the [Distributions which Include MariaDB](/docs/general-resources/distributions-including-mariadb.md) page. {% endhint %} *This page is licensed: CC BY-SA / Gnu FDL* {% @marketo/form formid="4316" formId="4316" %}